Posted February 11, 200718 yr GM urged to pull suicidal robot ad Eric Morath / The Detroit News Advertisement Get free headlines by e-mail NEW! Get text alerts on your cell phone Related Articles and Links * Big Three try harder than ever to make customers happy The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention isn't amused by General Motors Corp.'s Super Bowl ad depicting a despondent robot leaping off a bridge in a dream sequence, and demanded Wednesday that the automaker pull it off the air. Calling the ad insensitive, the organization also wants GM to remove it from its Web site. The "ad is insensitive to the tens of millions of people who have lost loved ones to suicide," said Robert Gebbia, executive director of the foundation. "The ad also suggests a troubling and potentially dangerous message that suicide is a logical and rational decision should one experience failure or lose their job." GM officials said they won't pull or change the ad. It's "a story of GM's commitment to quality … It is not intended to offend anyone," spokeswoman Ryndee Carney said. The commercial opens with a cute, yellow robot dropping a bolt in the factory. The robot is fired for his mistake and left to seek service jobs such as a speaker at a fast-food drive-in. In despair, the robot jumps off a bridge, but then wakes up and realizes it's a dream as an announcer says, "Everyone at GM is obsessed with quality." On Wednesday, the robot and a video of the ad were prominent atop GM's Web site, http://www.gm.com. This week, Snickers pulled its Super Bowl ad after several groups called it homophobic. Art Reyes, president of United Auto Workers Local 651 in Flint, said, "(The ad) is absolutely disgusting." Local 651's membership has been cut in half in the past 18 months because of job cuts. "Their way of life was destroyed. This just completely glosses over their hardships," said Reyes. "What General Motors has been doing by tapping people on the shoulder to get rid of them, whole plants at a time, it wasn't because of a dropped bolt." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The original commercial can be found here if you didn't watch the superbowl and haven't seen it. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/e87bde7b-f302-4f18-9f2d-98cb01897d4e.htm It's unbelievable how bad its getting with everyone getting offended about everything and sueing every chance they get. I am glad that GM told them to fuck off and they aren't changing or removing the ad.
February 11, 200718 yr Author CJ;443306']too much to read Ya maybe.. but usually when I see a thread with more info than I care to read or i'm not interested in, I just simply click the back button. :D
February 11, 200718 yr CJ;443306']too much to read Pathetic. The commercial was a sort of odd, but theres no reason people should be getting offended by it. btw, snickers commercial that was mentioned: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EjuXbYW6KmE Homophobic...ROFL
February 11, 200718 yr At least GM didn't pull their ad. They aren't one to be pushed around by a bunch of pussies (labor unions on the other hand...)
February 11, 200718 yr Yeah you see the promblem with America today is that either the ***gots on the left or the rich cock monglers on the rights get there way. The middle is never heard. Those mags do not represent America just certain special interest groups. gg trying to insult My country.
February 12, 200718 yr Author Yeah you see the promblem with America today is that either the ***gots on the left or the rich cock monglers on the rights get there way. The middle is never heard. Those mags do not represent America just certain special interest groups. gg trying to insult My country. I wasn't.. I am an American also.. and a patriotic one at that.. But people here are all a bunch of sensitive sue happy pussies for the most part.
February 12, 200718 yr I wasn't.. I am an American also.. and a patriotic one at that.. But people here are all a bunch of sensitive sue happy pussies for the most part. QFT I am an extremely patriotic American, and I agree that America has been heading down this politically correct retardation path for a while now. Yes, all Americans should have the freedom to bitch about what ever they want. That is their right. It is a right that too many Americans have died to protect. But some people just take it too far. All this political correctness is just fucking stupid. People need to learn to take a joke for being just that; a joke. And learn that a comercial is just that, and it is not going to hurt anyone. And most importantly of all... HARDEN THE FUCK UP.
February 12, 200718 yr Patriotic Americans, ah give me a fucking break, your on "myg0t forums" a place where we tend to "ruin" people's fun. "I see a patriotic American trying to do best for his country." Now honestly enough with the wise cracks cos' my ribs are hurting.
February 12, 200718 yr Patriotic Americans, ah give me a fucking break, your on "myg0t forums" a place where we tend to "ruin" people's fun. "I see a patriotic American trying to do best for his country." Now honestly enough with the wise cracks cos' my ribs are hurting. I don't rage, and I don't try to ruin anyones fun. Even if i WAS a rager, what does that have to do with me serving my country?
February 12, 200718 yr Author Patriotic Americans, ah give me a fucking break, your on "myg0t forums" a place where we tend to "ruin" people's fun. "I see a patriotic American trying to do best for his country." Now honestly enough with the wise cracks cos' my ribs are hurting. Raging used to be done in games... Not on the myg0t discussion forums. I think what your referring to is trolling. GTFO out of my thread kid.
February 12, 200718 yr I don't rage, and I don't try to ruin anyones fun. Even if i WAS a rager, what does that have to do with me serving my country? Yea IF you WAS a rager it would seriously look bad if you call yourself a patriot because it shows your not, serving your country means doing the right thing and ruining people's fun aint one of them !? GTFO out of my thread kid. Now honestly enough with the wise cracks cos' my ribs are hurting.
February 12, 200718 yr Pathetic. The commercial was a sort of odd, but theres no reason people should be getting offended by it. btw, snickers commercial that was mentioned: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EjuXbYW6KmE Homophobic...ROFL tl;dr
February 12, 200718 yr Ya maybe.. but usually when I see a thread with more info than I care to read or i'm not interested in, I just simply click the back button. :D under normal circumstances yes but up the post count goesssss
February 12, 200718 yr I don't rage, and I don't try to ruin anyones fun. Even if i WAS a rager, what does that have to do with me serving my country? Well then, I guess you're on the wrong forum. Go cry emo kid, lol. jk About the homophobic/dosomethingmanly snickers ad- They must be gay if they make up for an accidental kiss by plucking their chest hairs. Plucking your chest after a guys kisses you is gay. Shoulda punched his lights out. With a monkey wrench.
February 12, 200718 yr sorry but ammericans are sue happy eg. OMG YUO ROBBEDED MY AIRS IF YOU DETONATE THAT SEMTEX ON THIS PLANE MY LAWYER WILL CLEAN YUO OUT. *brushes past a waitress* waitress: "SEXUAL HARRASMENT! IMA SUE YOU! MY MIDDLE NAME IS SUE!" too sensitive, it makes me wonder why myg0t was started in the US.
February 12, 200718 yr Raging used to be done in games... Not on the myg0t discussion forums. I think what your referring to is trolling. GTFO out of my thread kid. I agree with this post. Why rage each other when you can rage thousands of niggers in CS or some other game? Respect your fellow ragers.
February 12, 200718 yr sorry but ammericans are sue happy eg. OMG YUO ROBBEDED MY AIRS IF YOU DETONATE THAT SEMTEX ON THIS PLANE MY LAWYER WILL CLEAN YUO OUT. *brushes past a waitress* waitress: "SEXUAL HARRASMENT! IMA SUE YOU! MY MIDDLE NAME IS SUE!" too sensitive, it makes me wonder why myg0t was started in the US. This is by far the worst example of anything ever.
February 12, 200718 yr This is by far the worst example of anything ever. care to come up with a better one?
February 12, 200718 yr This is by far the worst example of anything ever. Don't mind him, He's Northern.
February 12, 200718 yr I agree with this post. Why rage each other when you can rage thousands of niggers in CS or some other game? Respect your fellow ragers. your sig is awesome and correct
February 16, 200718 yr Funny how homosexuals can take 12 inch dildos and horse cocks up their ass,but they can't take poorly written jokes:wow: .
February 16, 200718 yr its the fuckin liberals in this country who do this gay shit.... i hope world war breaks out so i can kill them and get away with it. liberals lawyers and artist
